Powers producer Charles Eglee has claimed that the project is a combination of Se7en and The Dark Knight.

Eglee told the Chicago Sun-Times that the FX pilot, based on the comic series, takes elements from both the 1995 Brad Pitt thriller and the 2008 Batman film sequel.

Eglee, who serves as both an executive producer and writer on the adaptation, added that the super-powered villains in Powers will serve as "metaphors for real-life characters".

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"For me it was about creating some interesting characters in a law enforcement context," he explained. "It just so happens that the bad guys [our heroes are] fighting have abilities that regular people don't have."

The Powers pilot, based on the comic series by Brian Michael Bendis, will follow homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim as they investigate crimes committed by super-powered criminals.